Our Review
Therese Schroeder-Sheker is a very thoughtful musician, and she has put together quite an unusual assortment of classical and modern works to create a beautiful Christmas background, blending old and new.
The CD achieves an almost wistful mood. Ms. Schroeder-Sheker is an artist who often speaks of angels, and of the possibility of communion between angels and humans. Surely, she has conveyed an angelic spirit to this recording.
I was most impressed with Bush and Thorn, a contemporary work by the Dutch-born Canadian immigré Sjef Frenken. This song has a more celtic sound than any of the others, combined with the ethereal quality which is present throughtout the record. Ms. Schroeder-Sheker sings and plays with a rare intensity. Her articulation on In Awe of the Nativity underscores her own awe and reverence, a quality that shines through the entirety of this work.
This is one of nine fine Christmas CDs available from Celestial Harmonies.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 1998)
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Therese Schroeder-Sheker
In Dulci Jubilo
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Label: Celestial Harmonies
Length: 48 minutes
Genre: New Age
Release: 1991
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| The Holly and the Ivy |
| Lo! How a Rose |
| Down in Yon Forest |
| Ave Maria |
| In Dulci Jublio |
| Nightingale |
| Salve Mater Misericordiae |
| Bush and Thorn |
| Since First I Saw Your Face |
| Innsbruck |
| In Awe of the Nativity |